Sanitary toilet-seat-cover dispenser



Dec. 31, 1929. P. SUNDOCK SANITARY TOILET SEAT COVER DISPENSER Original Filed Nov. 1. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 78 INVENTOR.

Philip SundooK BY z: 6B ATTORNEY Dec. 31, 1929. P. SUNDOCK 1,741,798

SANITARY TOILET SEAT COVER DISPENSER I Original Filed Nov 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 nlll l INVENTOR. P1211153) SundoaK BY W A TTORNEY Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFHE PHILIP SUNDOCK, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO LOUIS GORDON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK SANITARY TOILET-SEAT-GOVER DISPENSER Application filed November 1, 1927, Serial No. 230,235. Renewed September 12, 1929.

This invention relates to a new and useful invention in the nature of a sanitary toilet seat cover dispenser, especially adapted for the purpose of dispensing sanitary toilet seat covers, individually, or one at a time.

The object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device of the class described of positive, simple construction, comparatively cheap to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described of novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1, is a front elevational View of my improved dispensing device.

Fig. 2, is a similar view to that shown in Fig. 1, showing the door removed therefrom.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3'3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4, is an enlarged inside elevational view of the door, as embodied in my improved device, showing in particular the mechanism mounted thereon.

Fig. 5, is a vertical sectional View taken in the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6, is a detail view of the sanitary toilet seat cover dispensed by my improved device.

As here embodied my improved dispensing device comprises a cabinet or container consisting of a rear member 10, sides 11 and 12, a top 13 and a bottom member 14. The above mentioned cabinet is open at the front thereof, and has hinged thereto as at 15 and 16, a door 17 adapted to enclose the above mentioned open front of the said cabinet. A look 18 is secured to the door 17, as a means of locking the door 17 in a closed position, so as to prevent entrance to the interior of the cabinet,

A mirror 19 is mounted on the outside of the door 17, at or near the top thereof. Transparent members 20 and 21, adapted to enclose openings formed in the door 17, are secured thereto, as at 22 and 23, by clip members, attached to the door 17.

Any suitable trade name 23 is painted on the door 17 or otherwise affixed thereto, together with any suitable identification 24, and the price or value of the coin required to operate my improved device, are similarly affixed thereto.

1 have also provided lower panels 26 and 27, positioned at or near the lower portion of the door 17. The panel 26, has painted thereon, or otherwise aflixed thereto, any desired suitable wording 28, as an advertising medium. he panel 27 may have similarly affixed thereto, a toilet basin 30, showing the sanitary toilet seat cover 29, positioned on the seat 31, as same would appear when in use.

The engaging members 32 and 33, or blocks, having their upper and lower corners removed, or chamfered, and covered with sand paper, 34 and 35, respectively, are secured to the extremities of the horizontal rod 36, freely mounted in the :-;tended extremities of the levers 37 and 38.

The levers 37 and 38 are hinged to the pin 32, carried in the lug elements 40 and 41 of the bracket 42, secured intermediately to the slide 43. The slide 43 is slidably mounted, vertically on the inner surface of the door 17, by means of the clips 44 and 45, secured to the said door.

The pin 46 is secured intermediately to the levers 37 and 38.

The rod 47 is secured to the pin 46, and extends downwardly therefrom, and has secured at its lower extremity, an enlarged member 48, having formed therein an elongated aperture 49, adapted to receive the screw 50, as a means of attaching the rod 47, to the lever 51, of the coin operating mecha nism 52.

The coin operating mechanism 52, of suit able construction, is mounted on the door 17, an aperture being formed therein, to receive the said mechanism. The coin operating mechanism is adapted to function, when a coin, preferably a penny is inserted in the slot 53, formed therein, and the handle 54, partially rotated, or turned, manually, which will permit the said coin to operate my improved device, as hereinafter set forth, and fall into the open upper end 55, of the coin box 56, slidably mounted in the bracket 57, secured to the inner surface of the door 17 Tension springs 58 and 59, are secured, respectively to the engaging members 32 and 33,

and to the door 17, as a means of normally holding the engaging members in an upwardly inclined angular position, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. A tension spring 60 is secured to the slide 42, and to the door 17, as a means of holding the slide in a normal upper osition, in contact with the limiting mem ers 6'1, screws, or the like secured to the door 17, coacting with the spring 62, secured to the lug element 40 of the bracket 42, and to the door 17. Two springs are provided in event of breakage of one of the springs.

The tension spring 63 is secured to the lever 51, and to the door 17, as a means of returning the lever 51, to its normal, or initial position, when the handle 54%, is released.

The sanitary toilet seat cover 30,- as dispensed by my improved device, is made of a piece of tissue paper, of rectan ular shape, and is out, as at 68 preferably of elliptical contour, so as to provide an opening, in the paper, and which provides a flap portion (5%), adapted to be folded, as at 70, so as to permit the flap portion 69, to be folded under the front edge of the seat 31 as at 71, as a means of securely holding the sanitary toilet seat cover in position on the seat 31. It should be understood that when the sanitary toilet seat cover has been used, that by partially raising the seat 31,- and flushing the toilet, that the inrushing water will contact with the flap portion 69, and draw the sanitary seat cover into the toilet, eliminating the bandling or removal of the seat cover.

A plurality ofthe sanitary toilet seat covers 31, are hung or suspended on the clips 72 and 73, secured to and extended from the inner surface of the rear member 10, of the said cabinet. The seatcover- 31, is positioned directly at the rear of the portion 74:, secured to the bottom member 14 and to the sides 11 and 12, of the said cabinet. The portion 74, extended from the bottom member 14, vertically upwardly, at or near the central por tion of the said cabinet. The bottom member 14, has formed therein an opening 7 5, at the rear of the portion 7 i, and directly below the seat covers 31.

The above described construction is such as will permit the seat covers 31, when released, as hereinafter set forth, to fall downwardly through the opening 75, into the space 76, formed by the curved member 77 secured to the lower extremity of the said cabinet, and the upper curved member 78 secured to the bottom member 1 1, and positioned above the member 77, so as to permit the seat cover thus released to be removed therefrom.

The functioning, or operating of my improved device is as follows, the coin is inserted, and the handle 5i partially rotated, as above set forth, which causes the engaging members 32 and 38, to be hinged outwardly as at 79, engaging the toilet seat cover 31, pesitioned adjacent to the said engaging members 32 and 83, obviously the upper or top seat cover being on the extended members 72 and 73, gripping the said seat cover, the slide 12, is pulled downwardly, which will cause the engaging members and to be pulled downwardly as at 80, which will tear, or release the said cover from the extended members 72 and 73, causing the said seat cover to fall into the space 7t).

The word Empty, designated by the reference numeral 82, is aiiixed to the inner surface of the bottom member 14, and positioned so as to be visible through the transparent members 20 and 21, when the supply of seat covers 31, has been exhausted, as a means of signifying that the said cabinet is empty, which will warn a person not to insert a coin in my improved device.

It will be understood that my improved device may embody a non-coin operating mechanism, constructed to function by means of a handle only, a coin not being necessary, as hereinbefore set forth.-

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. In a sanitary toilet seat-cover dispenser of the class described, a cabinet, a slide mounted on the cabinet and arranged for normally assuming a raised position, a bracket secured to the slide, and having lug elements, levers mounted on the lug elements, a rod carried by the levers, and engaging members secured to the rod and adapted for engagement against seat covers suspended within the cabinet for releasing one at a time upon downward movements of the said levers.

2. In a sanitary toilet seat-cover dispenser of the class described, a cabinet, a slide mounted on the cabinet and arranged for normally assuming a raised position, a bracket secured to the slide, and having lug elements, levers mounted on the lug elements, a rod carried by the levers, and engaging members secured to the rod and adapted for ei'lgagen'ient against seat coverssuspended within the cabinet for releasing one at a time upon downward movements of the said levers, a rod secured between the levers, and another rod connected to the latter mentioned rod, and connected with a means for providing a downward motion of the levers.

3. In a sanitary toilet seat-cover dispenser of the class described, a cabinet, a slide mounted on the cabinet and arranged for normally assuming a raised position, a bracket secured to the slide, and having lug elements, levers mounted on the lug elements, a rod carried by the lovers, and engaging members secured to the rod and adapted for engagement against seat covers suspended within the cabinet for releasing one at a time upon downward movements of the said levers, a rod secured between the levers, and another rod connected to the latter mentioned rod, and connected with a means for providing a downward motion of the levers, and the engaging members being arranged for normally raised inoperative positions.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

PHILIP SUNDOCK. 

